Apparatus for wrapping string about supporting wires



J. SLANGAL Feb. 13, 1951 APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING STRING ABOUT SUPPORTINGWIRES Filed June 17, 1948 dossPH SLA NGAL INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF APPARATUS EFOR wnarrmgQAZBOHTXSLHBPORTING wraps Ju'sep'h Slangal, Scio, Oreg. Application June17., 1948, Serial No. 33,544

ZCIairnS (ones-1'0) This invention relates to improvements in apparatusfor wrapping string, soft wire and-the like about verticallyspacedapart-wires strung b tween garden posts, fence posts and-the like, toprovide supports for various types of climbing vinesof the v getab e andflow ing yp It ,is one of the principal-objects of the invention toprovide apparatus of .this ha a ter whi h is of mple, emcient. ur ble costruction. positive and-accurate in its ope tion, for wrappin r loopingazstrizng er -cord about wires ,as aforesaid at uniformly. spaced zin erals and w th suifi n tension :to retain the string :in place, butwithout distorting thes rm iug "wires from their-paralleL-zverticalspaced relation 7 Another obje t ZiS-:llh8 provision of meanskforconveniently detaching the apparatus from "the supporting wires it!)bypass :the spac d apart fence or garden posts.

These and other. objects will appear ,as linivention is more fullyhereinafter described the following specification, illustrated .inthefaccompanying drawing. and finally pointed out-in the appended claims.

.In the drawing: Figure ;l is a perspectivewlew of wire stringingapparatus made in'zaccordancewith any invention.

Figure :2 is :a perspective detail-view of means for attaching"the-apparatus-ito the Wires bein dealt with.

Referring now more particularly to the drawmg:

; The main body 'of the invention consists of a box frame formed withparallel side members I interconnected in spaced relation to each otherat their top and bottom ends by cross members 2 and 3 respectively. Tothe upper end of the frame, I secure by bolts, rivets, or the like, asat 4, a pair of plate 5 in which are journaled, as at '6, two rollersindicated at I and 8. At the opposite or bottom end of the frame Iadjustably mount a pair of plates 9 and II] by means of bolts IIextending through elongated slots I2 formed in the plates. To each plateis journaled, as at I3, a pair of spaced apart companion rollers I4. Theplate 9 is of greater length than the plate I0 and its lower end isturned outwardly and curved upwardly, as shown, to form a shoe I5 formoving obstacles out of the path of travel of the apparatus along thesupporting wires. For conveniently attaching the frame to wires I6 to bedealt with, I slot each pair of plates 5 and 9 and I0, as at I6. Theinner end of each slot is enlarged to rotatably support a cylindricalmember I! flanged at both of its ends as at I8 and slit throughout itslength as at 1'9. 'oneyofithe flan es is provided with a handle ZU'for'rotating the cylinder into a positionto receive iandembrace' the Wire1616.! to be rotated into the positifonsshown in Fi iij e' 1,1 forlocking the wires within the cylinder topics vent accidental pr unintntional rem val cf th apparatus lfr o m the wires L6,.

p rativ ly'zemhra ing the rolle s l. B and i3 is a beltZI ,madeof anysuitable material-esuch as canvas, leather, .or the lilre. The .two endsjojf thepelt ar aannected to ther afte pla ement about the rollers bymeans of any approved (if sna as er .o .thellik indicat d at 22rmstabilizing the" belt and to maintain' it jil sfiit operative contactwith the rollers, I secure to'it a plurality of space d,apart,ribs ,23.ntt'ached'to, or formed integral with two or .noore .of the ribs are,apertin'edlugs 14 arranged in angular relation to each other .as showto prov de a guide forstring-or the like, as indicated at 2-5 for-.wrap= ping about the supporting wires I16 .and which-is fed from aroll .of strin -26' rotatab y un ed between flexible brackets .21 whoseends are hinged-1y connected, as at .28 to the ribs 23.

For actuating the rollers and belt i2,I,,,,I' provide the shaft oftthedriving roller :8 with a pulley .1139,

and to which the frame is secured by any approved type of fittings orbrackets generally indicated at 35 and bolted to the frame I asindicated at 36.

For regulating tension on the belt 2|, I provide the side members of theframe I with adjusting screws 31 whose lower ends contact the upperedges of the lower supporting plates 9 and II]. By this arrangement theapparatus may be adjusted for operative engagement with wires I6 spacedapart at various distances. As a means of deflecting any cross wiresthat may be encountered over the top of the apparatus, I provide adeflecting arm 38, shaped as shown, and secured by an integralvertically dependent extension 39 to one of the plates 5 by welding, orthe like, as indicated at 40.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows:

For placing the apparatus upon the wires to be strung, I first rotatethe cylinders I1 into positions for placement over the wires. Thecylinders are then rotated as aforesaid into positions shown in Figure 1to prevent disengagement of the wires. Following this, the end of thestring from the roll 26 is tied to either wire l6 and the belt is set inmotion through the medium of the pulleys and belts driven by the gardentractor as aforesaid. The tractor is set in motion to travel along theground parallel to the wires l6 at a constant speed in timed relation tothe movement of the belt whose speed is calculated through the speed ofreduction pulleys 34, 32 and 29 to efiect uniform spacing between thelooped ends of the string as they go over and under the wires I6.

It will be apparent that there is no weight of the apparatus imposedupon the wires 16 since its entire load is carried by the garden tractorasaforesaid.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I amaware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves toothers skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention. Having thus described the invention; what I claim asnew and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. Apparatus of the class described comprising a frame, a belt movablelengthwise about the frame, guides associated with said belt, meanscarried by the frame for removably attaching it to spaced apart wires, asupply of wrapping cord carried by said belt and payable therefromthrough the guides carried by the belt for looping about said wires atuniformly spaced intervals.

2. Apparatus of the class described comprising a frame, power-drivenrollers rotatably mounted at each end of said frame, a belt surroundingsaid rollers and driven thereby, guides associated with said belt, meanscarried by each end of said frame for slidably embracing a pair ofspaced apart wires, a supply of wrapping cord carried by said belt andpayable therefrom through the guides carried by the belt for loopingabout said wires at uniformly spaced intervals. 3. Apparatus of theclass described comprising an elongated frame, a pair of rollersrotatably mounted at one end of the frame,'a pair of companion rollersrotatably and adjustablyinounted at the opposite end of the frame, adriven pulley carried by the frame and operatively connected with saidrollers for rotat ing the same, a belt surrounding said rollers anddriven thereby, guides associated with said belt, a tubular memberrotatably mounted at each nurses end of said frame, each tubular memberbein slotted throughout its length for placement about spaced apartwires for sliding said frame along said wires, a supply of wrapping cordcarried by said belt and payable therefrom through the guides carried bythe belt for looping about said wires at uniformly spaced intervals, anddeflecting means carried by the upper end of said frame for liftingobstacles over the top of the frame in its travel along said wires.

4. Apparatus of the class described comprising a frame, a continuousmember movable longitudinally in a closed path about the frame, meanscarried by the frame for removably attaching to it spaced apart wires,guides associated with said continuous member, and cord carried by saidcontinuous member and payable therefrom through said guides for loopingabout said wires at uniformly spaced intervals.

5. Apparatus of the class described comprising a frame, a continuousflexible member movable longitudinally in a closed path about the frame,means carried by the frame for removably attaching to it spaced apartwires, guides associated with said flexible member, and cord carried bysaid flexible member and payable therefrom through said guides forlooping about said wires at uniformly spaced intervals.

6. Apparatus of the class described comprising a frame, rotatable powertransmitters mounted on said frame, a continuous member surrounding saidpower transmitters and driven thereby, guides associated with saidcontinuous member, means carried by said frame for embracing spacedapart wires, and cord carried by said continuous member and payabletherefrom through the guides carried by the continuous member forlooping about said wires at uniformly spaced intervals.

7. Apparatus of the class described comprising a longitudinallyadjustable frame, rotatable power transmitters mounted on said frame, acontinuous member surrounding said power transmitters and driventhereby, guides associated with said continuous member, means carried bysaid frame for embracing spaced apart wires, and cord carried by saidcontinuous member and payable therefrom through the guides carried bythe continuous :member for looping about said wires at uniformly spacedintervals.

I JOSEPH SLANGAL.

No references cited.

